Theo Theodoridis

The double life of Teo Teodoridis, the most famous Greek model, who was caught while trying to import over 4 kilos of Columbian cocaine in Greece, continues to interest the media and the community. People are swallowing with pain all news about the court status of the beautiful Greek. His parents and sisters are still in shock and his lawyer says: “We should treat Teo like a sick kid, because he is after all.” The young man was the symbol of the American dream for years – child, brought up in poverty, vegetables dealer, who reached the international runways. Teo had his own American dream as well, which made him give up the runway and to go to the New York Film Academy, where he was studying acting. A dream, which right now looks buried deeply under coke powder.

So, what did we know about Teo Teodoridis before the fatal Sunday night on February 15th, when he was caught on the airport in Sofia while trying to pass the border with a fake passport? We knew he was born in Köln, in a family of Greek immigrants, only son in the company of four sisters. He never hid the fact he was brought up in a poor family. When he was 8 years old his family moves to Thessaloniki and Teo starts training martial arts. After his army service he gives up playing sports and for some time he sells vegetables at the local market. This is how a model agency finds him. From that moment on his road to success is only a question of time.

His expressive eyes, the beautiful features of his face and his sculpted muscles start guaranteeing him more and more prestigious jobs. Teo’s enchanting attitude on the runway makes him one of the most popular models worldwide. There is no one famous fashion show, in which he doesn’t parti

The double life of Teo Teodoridis, the most famous Greek model, who was caught while trying to import over 4 kilos of Columbian cocaine in Greece, continues to interest the media and the community. People are swallowing with pain all news about the court status of the beautiful Greek. His parents and sisters are still in shock and his lawyer says: “We should treat Teo like a sick kid, because he is after all.” The young man was the symbol of the American dream for years – child, brought up in poverty, vegetables dealer, who reached the international runways. Teo had his own American dream as well, which made him give up the runway and to go to the New York Film Academy, where he was studying acting. A dream, which right now looks buried deeply under coke powder.

So, what did we know about Teo Teodoridis before the fatal Sunday night on February 15th, when he was caught on the airport in Sofia while trying to pass the border with a fake passport? We knew he was born in Köln, in a family of Greek immigrants, only son in the company of four sisters. He never hid the fact he was brought up in a poor family. When he was 8 years old his family moves to Thessaloniki and Teo starts training martial arts. After his army service he gives up playing sports and for some time he sells vegetables at the local market. This is how a model agency finds him. From that moment on his road to success is only a question of time.

His expressive eyes, the beautiful features of his face and his sculpted muscles start guaranteeing him more and more prestigious jobs. Teo’s enchanting attitude on the runway makes him one of the most popular models worldwide. There is no one famous fashion show, in which he doesn’t participate. France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong – all those places are only a part of his schedule.

Though, Teo Teodoridis is a smart boy with ambitions and dreams, which look towards the acting profession. This way, two years ago he slowly withdrawals from modeling and moves to New York to study acting in the New York Film Academy. This school is a place for workaholics, who make cinema 24/7. At least on the outside, the young man looks satisfied and happy in this atmosphere.

He rents an apartment in a skyscraper on 57 Broadway Blvd, in lower Manhattan, where the financial district in New York is situated and only few metro stops away from Union Square where New York Film Academy is. Teo looks carried away by his studies – goes to class at 09:30am and leaves the Academy at 08:30pm. When he is not in school, he goes to the gym or to photo shoots. The Greek model rarely goes out, he likes few r’N’b and hip hop clubs in Chelsey. Usually his girlfriend accompanies him – a Texas girl from a rich family.

This is a period, during which the Greek media starts asking how he is financing his life in New York. His answer is that he continues to work, hopes for new photo shoots, and a new part in an American TV show. His friends speak of financial problems. Teo sold his car in order to pay his rent. His girlfriends also helped him financially. He rarely comes to Greece but he travels a lot to Latin America, including Columbia. This is how that ominous night at the Sofia airport comes on February 15th.

Police is sure that Teo is part of a international drug cartel, which imports drugs into the Greek market. Teo’s “supposed” fee for the distribution of this 4160 grams of cocaine is ?500 000. But because cocaine is not sold pure on the Greek market (it is “mixed”) the amount could have reached ?1.5 million. From prison, the young male says that he is sorry for what has happened. May be. His parents and sisters are shocked. Teo visited them in his father’s house in the village of Kiria on Friday before the incident. He was very calm.

Teo’s lawyer Sakis Kehayoglou claims that the famous model is not an ordinary drug user but a drug addict for years. It is so bad, that he cannot deal with his addiction lone but he needs to seek for medical help. This is why he asked for an expertise from a professional psychiatrist, who can prove his addiction. Sakis Kehayoglou, who has a lot of experience with celebrities in trouble with the law admits that if this addiction is proven his client’s status will change. “We should treat Teo like a sick kid, because he is after all,” says the lawyer.